Midtown Tunnel will close for an hour Wednesday night

August 31, 2010|By Austin Bogues, abogues@dailypress.com | 247-4536

The Virginia Department of Transportation will shut down the Midtown Tunnel late Wednesday night, between 11p.m. and 12 a.m. Thursday. The department will be conducting Tide Gate tests. The department is asking motorists to use the Downtown Tunnel as an alternate route. There will also be a single lane closure in the Downtown Tunnel tonight for cleaning.